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bigpapa4045
Optics Apprentice Joined: September/05/2007 Location: new hampshire Status: Offline Points: 74 |
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Posted: March/21/2009 at 08:53 |
i saw a savage 10FP .308 brand new at the local gun shop for 550.00!
how do these rifles preform?
i deff want to stay with a .308
what type of range do these have?
do these have aluminum beddings? if not what do the replacement cost!!
hope to hear back soon!
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rifle looney
Optics Master Joined: November/21/2008 Status: Offline Points: 2553 |
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$550.00 , OK deal
perform, great range,what's your limit, bedding, pillar replacement, with aluminum bedding block $240.00 Bell @ carlson Edited by rifle looney - March/21/2009 at 10:21 |
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hunterwingler
Optics Master Joined: April/03/2009 Location: Idaho Status: Offline Points: 1420 |
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i just bought one the other day, still breaking it in. thus far I love it.
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I wasn't upset about the black cat crossing my path this morning but mouthing "your fu@#ed" as he passed was just rude.
If Guns kill people mine are all defective |
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ogrel72
Optics GrassHopper Joined: December/21/2008 Location: Illinois Status: Offline Points: 1 |
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Seconding this. I purchased mine back in 2002-2003 and love it! Definetly change out the stock stock ( ) though.
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hunterwingler
Optics Master Joined: April/03/2009 Location: Idaho Status: Offline Points: 1420 |
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Yeah that one the next things I'm going to do is change out the stock & buy SS .
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I wasn't upset about the black cat crossing my path this morning but mouthing "your fu@#ed" as he passed was just rude.
If Guns kill people mine are all defective |
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BeltFed
Optics Retard Joined: February/12/2008 Location: Ky Status: Offline Points: 22284 |
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Just got back from the range today. I was testing loads for my 10FP in .308. Actually I was chronographing different loads and grouping them. It was a shoot off between Win. 748 (2 different loads), IMR 4895, and Varget with the 175gr. SMK in Lake City brass. I can't give the exact results since I haven't had time to look at the targets and data from the chronograph. It looks like 748 is going to give the best groups with Varget a close second and a little higher velocities.
Anyway, I was happy with all the targets. I was having a lot of problems with mirage and still shooting tight groups.
I have a Bell & Carlson tactical/varment stock with aluminum pillars, and a Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14x50 on the 10FP. I'm happy with my 10FP, but it did take a little work.
Some 10FPs shoot great out of the box, and some need to be broken in. Mine seems to get better the more I shoot it.
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Life's concerns should be about the 120lb pack your trying to get to the top of the mountain, and not the rock in your boot.
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hunterwingler
Optics Master Joined: April/03/2009 Location: Idaho Status: Offline Points: 1420 |
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how good does that bell & carlson match up? did u need to fine tune it any?
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I wasn't upset about the black cat crossing my path this morning but mouthing "your fu@#ed" as he passed was just rude.
If Guns kill people mine are all defective |
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BeltFed
Optics Retard Joined: February/12/2008 Location: Ky Status: Offline Points: 22284 |
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It was a straight drop-in. The barrel channell was a little close on one side of the barrel, but it didn't touch the barrel. After a couple of trips to the range I noticed I got horizontal stringing in my groups as the barrel warmed up. I opened up the barrel channel on the side where it was close. My last trip to the range, I had to shoot alot fast, and the barrel heated up but there was no sign of horizontal stringing in my groups. That's about all I have done to it.
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Life's concerns should be about the 120lb pack your trying to get to the top of the mountain, and not the rock in your boot.
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hunterwingler
Optics Master Joined: April/03/2009 Location: Idaho Status: Offline Points: 1420 |
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cool. shouldn't be to much work then.
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I wasn't upset about the black cat crossing my path this morning but mouthing "your fu@#ed" as he passed was just rude.
If Guns kill people mine are all defective |
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GaCop
Optics GrassHopper Joined: February/12/2008 Location: Georgia Status: Offline Points: 21 |
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I've used the B&C Duramaxx stock on two Savages I built in 260 Rem and 308. I glass bedded both with Devcon Steel Putty even though the Duramaxx has pillars. Both are shooting great now. The glass bedding eliminated the horizontal stringing I was getting do to the barrel channel touching a bit on the right side when the barrel warmed up. A better stock is the B&C Medalist but for now, their only available for Savage short actions.
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Tom
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GaCop
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Forgot to add, it's best to replace the factory recoil lug with a machined one from Sharp Shooter Supply or Brownell's. The factory lug is a stamping and is no where near flat.
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Tom
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